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Toward a Model Policy for Federally Supported Research.
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Kirby, William S. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1990
Misunderstanding of basic principles of the government-university relationship is discussed, and a method for developing a model policy for administering federally funded research is presented. The model policy would help funding agencies and institutions cope with regulations, issues of authority and accountability, communication, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Policy, Agency Role, Communications
Challenges to the Presumption of Academic and Scientific Integrity.
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Gilbert, Diane C. – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1992
The integrity of research conducted in academic institutions should not be compromised in the conflict between the scientific community, public agencies, and legislators over oversight of federally funded projects. Integrity can be protected through prevention of abuse in researcher recruitment and training and through partnership between faculty…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Faculty, Ethics, Evaluation Methods
The Executive Committee. Effective Committees. Board Basics.
Ingram, Richard T. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1996
The executive board of the college or university governing board has the central purpose of strengthening the board's performance by helping it function efficiently and effectively. Because the executive committee can undermine trustee morale by abusing its authority, the entire governing board must decide the extent of the powers delegated to the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Agency Role
Laboratory Governance: Issues for the Study Group on Regional Laboratories.
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Schultz, Thomas; Dominic, Joseph – 1983
Background information and an analysis of issues involved in the governance of new regional educational laboratories are presented. The new laboratories are to be established through a 1984 competition administered by the National Institute of Education (NIE). The analysis is designed to assist the Study Group on Regional Laboratories to advise…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agency Role, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Levels of Partnership.
Sockett, Hugh – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1998
Presents a typology of partnerships (service, exchange, cooperative, systemic/transformative) based on a philosophical analysis of trust relationships. An analysis of two major partnership projects in Virginia (the Manassas Park Educational Partnership and the Urban Alternative project at George Mason University) suggests rules and procedural…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Classification, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
The Interim Presidency: Guidelines for University and College Governing Boards. AGB Special Report.
Fretwell, E. K., Jr. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1995
These guidelines for college and university governing boards concern the selection of and relations with interim college presidents, and are based on interviews with 52 interim presidents, including some who have served in that position more than once, and 20 other college and university personnel in 20 states. An introductory section outlines…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Strategic Assessment and Development of Interorganizational Influence in the Absence of Hierarchical Authority.
Augustine, Catherine H.; Levy, Dina G.; Benjamin, Roger W.; Bikson, Tora K.; Daley, Glenn A.; Gates, Susan M.; Kaganoff, Tessa; Moini, Joy S. – 2003
In 1998, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) established the DoD Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development. Although achieving its mission requires that the chancellor's office influence the education and professional development providers' behavior, its charter grants it very limited formal authority to exercise such…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Continuing Education